Tesco touts plans to install 20GWh of solar at 100 stores

Stuart Stone
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Retail giant strikes flurry of fresh Power Purchase Agreements to install solar panels on top of its largest UK stores over the next three years

Tesco is aiming to install 20GWh of solar capacity at 100 of its largest UK stores over the next three years through a flurry of fresh Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with renewables investors and developers...

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